Colorado Times: 08/14/14

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Once-Dilapidated City Train Stations Enjoying A Renaissance

Cities from St. Paul, Minn., to Denver are revitalizing their old union stations with brewpubs and cafes. It's part of an effort to spur downtown development and attract young adults and baby boomers.

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Baylor Soccer’s Bri Campos Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team

IRVING, Texas – For the second consecutive year, Baylor soccer junior forward Bri Campos was selected to the 12-person 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the league announced Thursday. After earning the nod last season from the league's coaches, Campos ended 2013 as a first-team member on the All-Big 12 list. It was the first time since 2006 and eighth time overall that the program had a first-team ...

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Baylor MBB’s Big 12 Slate Revealed

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference released its entire men's basketball schedule on Thursday. Baylor is slated to play 17 of its 18 conference games on ESPN networks, along with an additional game on CBS. Baylor alternates home and road Big 12 games for the first eight contests in league play. BU will open conference action at Oklahoma (Jan. 3), followed by a home game against Kansas (Jan. 7 ...

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Hunter education class offered

A hunter education class will be offered Aug. 28 and 29 from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. (Students must attend both sessions.) Classes will be held at the San Juan Mounted Patrol Building, 302 San Juan St. The fee is $10.

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Van Dyken-Rouen heading home '1,000 times better'

Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen rolled through the hospital doors in her sleek-looking purple wheelchair, her familiar smile on her face and her bubbly personality ready to be unleashed.

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SJWCD discusses state water plan and Roundtable

During the San Juan Water Conservancy District’s regular board meeting on Aug. 11, Rod Proffitt reported on the state water plan and the Southwest Basin Roundtable.

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Edible plants field seminar Aug. 27

From thistles to chokecherries to dandelions, learn how to find and prepare edible wild plants in our area with Katrina Blair, edible plant expert and co-founder of Turtle Lake Refuge. This free walk will take place along the Colorado Trail on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Mosley attempting to fill Snee's big shoes

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants were hoping Chris Snee would be their starting right guard for one more season. When Snee was forced to retire at the start of training camp due to injuries, the Giants had to move on to Plan B -- Brandon Mosley. The 25-year-old Mosley, a fourth-round draft pick by the Giants out of Auburn in 2012, has held on to the starting position thus far. "I’ve ...

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Inaugural Pagosa Springs Endurance Ride canceled

The inaugural Pagosa Springs Endurance Ride that was scheduled for Sept. 20 has been canceled.

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Woman finishes derby after nine days

Madison Kauffman of Goldfield Ranch crossed the finish line of the Mongol Derby at 11:15 this morning, Aug. 14, in Mongolia. Riding with her and finishing in 9th place were Courtney Davis and her long-time family friend, Lisa Youngwerth, of Colorado. The heat of the day forced them to strip down to their undergarments. An Australian woman won the world’s longest and toughest horse race after ...

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CDC meeting

As I wrote in the Letter to the Editor of July 31, “The Pagosa Springs CDC is in a state of transition and there will be a new leadership team seated soon.”

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Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs receives 2014 Innovation Award

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado (Region 9), will receive a 2014 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for the regional Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs (SCAPE).

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Closing the skills gap with the Pay-for-Success Act

At a time when federal dollars are stretched thin, we need to shift to models that pay for outcomes, rather than paying for services that may or may not be working. This is the type of approach that can and should apply to a range of government services.

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Lynch named to Region 9 Loan Committee

Livia Cloman Lynch, Ph.D., a Pagosa Springs native, has joined the Region 9 Economic Development District’s Business Loan Fund Committee. Lynch has degrees in agriculture economics and agribusiness, and a Ph.D. in applied economics.

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Economic development restart raises concerns

The efforts to restart an economic development organization in Pagosa Country, led by Ed Morlan from the Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado, were called into question by commissioner Michael Whiting at Tuesday morning’s joint work session of the Pagosa Springs Town Council and the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners.

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Freezing: A great way to preserve summer fruit

If you go to the Farmers Market on Saturday morning or shop the produce section of the grocery store, you can’t miss the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Many of these are grown in Colorado.

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Van Dyken-Rouen heading home '1,000 times better'

(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley). Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen talks with members of the media as she leaves Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014.

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Only two weeks left in StageStruck season

On Aug. 18 and 25, StageStruck will present the melodrama “It’s All or Nothing or Twenty-One and No Beau in Sight.” As with any good melodrama, there will be plenty of opportunities to cheer the hero and boo the villain.

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Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis signs on for ‘Misterman’ at Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts

“Misterman” enjoyed sold-out runs and glowing reviews from audiences and critics when it premiered at the 2011 Galway Arts Festival, followed by the New York premiere at St. Ann’s Warehouse.

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Candidates clash in Colorado congressional debate

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Coffman and his Democratic challenger, Andrew Romanoff, clashed over immigration, campaign finance and the budget on Thursday, in the first debate in one of the most competitive, expensive and closely watched House contests in the nation.

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Mosley attempting to fill Snee's big shoes

Researchers believe blood-sucking parasitic eyeworm a culprit to 2010 quail decline

In the summer of 2010, the Rolling Plains of West Texas expected a bumper crop of quail. By October, they nearly had vanished.

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Audition Online, Get Votes, and Star in TV or Movies

Today is the launch of the only website where anyone from anywhere can land a role in TV or movies by auditioning online. Just sign up, record a video audition, and get people to vote. (PRWeb August 14, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1nTKH4p

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Par Petroleum Corporation Announces Successful Completion of Common Stock Rights Offering and Award of $164 Million ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Par Petroleum Corporation (NYSE MKT: “PARR”) announced today that its previously announced common stock rights offering was fully subscribed through the exercise of basic subscription and oversubscription privileges, and that Par will issue all 6,364,512 shares of its common stock offered. The subscription period for the rights offering expired at 5:00 p.m., New York ...

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Continental Materials Corporation Reports Unaudited Second Quarter Results

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Richardson: Best fundraising month yet

But GOP challenger has far less stockpiled than Democratic Gov. Kitzhaber. Dennis Richardson’s campaign says July was its best fundraising month yet with $350,000 raised from more than 200 donors. But with just a little more than $200,000 cash on hand, the Republican nominee for governor has about one-sixth of ...

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Paralyzed Olympian Amy Van Dyken discharged from rehab

Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken, who was paralyzed from the waist down after severing her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle crash in June, was discharged from a Colorado rehabilitation facility on Thursday.

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Frank’s International N.V. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frank’s International N.V.’s (NYSE: FI) management team will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences: August 20, 8:00AM MDT, EnerCom’s The Oil & Gas Conference – Denver, Colorado September 4, 7:45AM EDT, Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference – New York City September 19, 8:45AM CDT, UBS Oilfield Tour – Houston, Texas September 30, TBD, Johnson Rice ...

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NFL reaching critical point on marijuana as science grows on possible benefits for concussions, other injuries

The NFL is fighting lawsuits on concussions and on painkillers, both of which, some argue, could be positively influenced by marijuana

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Utah State QB Keeton lands on Manning Award watch list

Utah State quarterback Chuckie Keeton was one of 32 quarterbacks named to the Manning Award watch list, the award committee and Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Thursday.

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Kentucky chosen to participate in national policy academy

Kentucky will receive a grant of up to $170,000 for ongoing technical assistance from the National Governor Association's Center for Best Practices.

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Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes

OurSports Central is your source for the latest news and scores from the world of alternative and minor league sports.

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Par Petroleum Corporation Announces Successful Completion of Common Stock Rights Offering and Award of $164 Million ...

Par Petroleum Corporation announced today that its previously announced common stock rights offering was fully subscribed through the exercise of basic subscription and oversubscription privileges, and that Par will issue all 6,364,512 shares of its common stock offered.

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11 Outrageous School Suspensions

As parents buy school supplies and new backpacks and sign up their children for lunch and after-school programs, they hope their kids will have the best education and experience when return to a new classroom. This episode and many others show that even with good intentions, students are at the mercy of school administrators. “The primary goal of zero tolerance was to keep guns out of schools ...

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Frank’s International N.V. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Frank’s International N.V.’s management team will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences:

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Homicide Investigation Following Vehicle Crash

A Custer man is dead after a one vehicle crash on Tuesday.

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Continental Materials Corporation Reports Unaudited Second Quarter Results

Continental Materials Corporation today reported net income of $613,000, or 37 cents per share for the second quarter ended June 28, 2014 compared to net income of $187,000 or 11 cents per share for the ...

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Robin Williams' death united many _ if they knew

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2002 file photo, actor Robin Williams sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the seventh inning during game 3 of the World Series in San Francisco.

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Enor Corp. to establish toy plant in Fairfield County, create 151 jobs

COLUMBIA -- Governor Nikki Haley was joined today by executives from Enor Corp. and local officials at an economic development event to announce that Enor, a family-owned manufacturer of plastic toys, outdoor games and junior sports items, is establishing a new manufacturing facility in Fairfield County to supply U.S.-made toys to Walmart stores. The multi-million-dollar investment is expected ...

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